Macbeth / Verdi ; [libretto, Francesco Maria Piave & Andrea Maffei].

Author/creator Verdi, Giuseppe
Format Audio (Streaming)
Publication Info[England?] : EMI Classics, ℗1993.
Description1 online resource (140 min.).
Supplemental ContentAccess restricted to subscribers
Subjects

Other author/creatorCallas, Maria, 1923-1977 vocalist.
Other author/creatorDe Sabata, Victor, 1892-1967, conductor.
Other author/creatorMaffei, Andrea, 1798-1885, librettist.
Other author/creatorMascherini, Enzo, vocalist.
Other author/creatorPenno, Gino, vocalist.
Other author/creatorPiave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 librettist.
Other author/creatorShakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Other author/creatorTajo, Italo vocalist.
Other author/creatorTeatro alla Scala, performer.
General note"Due to the poor quality of the original recording, the performance on these discs is marred by distortion, 'pre' and 'post'-echo and some 'drop-outs' ... It is released because of its importance as a document of the career of Maria Callas"--Original container.
General noteBased on Shakespeare's play.
General noteLibretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei.
General noteOpera in four acts.
General notePreviously released on compact discs.
Performer Maria Callas, soprano ; Gino Penno, tenor ; Enzo Mascherini, Italo Tajo, basses ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Victor de Sabata, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Dec. 7, 1952, La Scala, Milan.
LanguageSung in Italian.
Genre/formSound recordings.